Present perfect versus past tense an analysis of tense usage
The aim of the present paper is to point out some deficiencies in the explanations of grammar books, to throw more light upon the evident and the hidden criteria determining the use of the tenses in question, and to analyze and psychologically explain deviant uses, in which connection the suspicion...
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Dokumentumtípus: | Könyv része |
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1982
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Sorozat: | Acta Universitatis Szegediensis de Attila József nominatae : papers in english and american studies
2 Papers in English and American studies : Tomus II. 2 |
Kulcsszavak: | Angol nyelvtankönyv - elemzés, Angol nyelv, Amerikanisztika |
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Online Access: | http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/69609 |
Tartalmi kivonat: | The aim of the present paper is to point out some deficiencies in the explanations of grammar books, to throw more light upon the evident and the hidden criteria determining the use of the tenses in question, and to analyze and psychologically explain deviant uses, in which connection the suspicion may arise that the established rules are beginning to break down - unless these uses are occasional lapses. It is remarkable, however, that they occur not only in US and Canadian, but also British English. |
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Terjedelem/Fizikai jellemzők: | 63-111 |
ISSN: | 0230-2780 |